That means you can play these classic games in modern versions of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and other HTML5-enabled Web browsers (such as those on Android and iOS devices). Talk about the perfect way to sneak a little game time in somewhere.

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I tested a few of the games on an iPad 2 running Safari, and much to my surprise the experience worked very well. Atari and Microsoft created a special version of each game optimized just for touch-screen computers, and everything runs very responsively on Apple's tablet.

Unfortunately, it appears you may need to watch a 30-second commercial before playing each game (unless you use Internet Explorer, says The Verge). The Atari Arcade also worked perfectly in the latest version of Chrome for Windows.